Captain Robert F. Scott's party "at the south pole", 1911 (exbt-iceberg-46)

The Terra Nova Expedition was a British-led expedition to Antarctica that took place between 1910 and 1913. The main aim of the expedition was to be the first to reach the South Pole and to conduct scientific research and exploration in the region. The expedition was led by Captain Robert Falcon Scott, a British naval officer and explorer. The name "Terra Nova" was derived from the name of the ship used for the expedition, the Terra Nova. The expedition team consisted of 65 members, including scientists, officers and support staff. They set sail from Cardiff, Wales, in June 1910 and arrived in Antarctica in January 1911. They established a base camp called 'Cape Evans' on Ross Island, which served as their main headquarters for the duration of the expedition. In November 1911, Scott and a small team of explorers, including Edward Wilson, Henry Bowers, Lawrence Oates and Edgar Evans, set off for the South Pole. However, they were beaten to the pole by a Norwegian team led by Roald Amundsen, who had arrived a month earlier. Tragically, Scott and his team died on their return from the South Pole. They faced extreme weather conditions, ran out of supplies and eventually succumbed to exhaustion, starvation and extreme cold. Their bodies were discovered in November 1912, just 11 miles from a supply depot. Although the Terra Nova expedition did not achieve its main goal of being the first to reach the South Pole, it did make a significant contribution to scientific knowledge of Antarctica. The team conducted several scientific experiments and collected valuable data on geology, meteorology, biology and other fields of study. The Terra Nova expedition remains one of the most iconic and tragic episodes in the history of polar exploration. It is remembered for its bravery and determination in the face of extreme adversity, as well as for the valuable scientific contributions made by the expedition team.